Following in the footsteps of Jesus . . . We invite everyone - including fishermen, the uneducated, former prostitutes, losers, the despised, rejected and sinners to join us in our mission to serve the poor in America.

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Servants of the Father of Mercy

Our Mission

"Through the on-going personal conversion of each religious and lay brother and sister, we seek to consistently grow as a Eucharistic-centered community devoted to the giving of alms, serving the poor homeless, praying mercifully, preaching, teaching and sharing the Word of God compassionately – as often as possible without words – forgiving and doing for others; the poor, the crushed and the broken what He has done for us; while relying on Mary our mother and St. Joseph for their intercessions and special graces for our protection and growth."

From the Constitution of the Servants of the Father of Mercy

“Gather in by scattering. Give to the poor, and you give to yourself. You will not be allowed to keep what you have refused to give to others.” St. Peter Chrysologus, (+450) Doctor of the Church

American Missionaries Bringing Our Homeless Home

Homeless In America Blog & StreetReach

"A homeless person without a bottle of water is a dead homeless person." Bro. Gary Joseph, s.F.m. +﻿

So What's Our Story?

Good question! We're a bunch of ordinary people that decided in about the year 2001 to role up our sleeves and meet our homeless brothers and sisters living under bridges and in alleys; delivering food, water, clothing, rosaries, prayer cards, Bibles and compassion. Check out our many inspirational movie-shorts for yourself, your church group, children or family on YouTube at Mercy Homeless Productions by clicking here!

Above, homeless living in the summer's 122 degree heat of California's, Palm Desert receive frozen water bottles, food, clothing, love, hugs and other urgent supplies from Vern Soto (blue shirt) a missionary of the Servants of the Father of Mercy, like Domino's, We Deliver! ﻿

We formalized our outreach by becoming a Catholic community, Servants of the Father of Mercy. However, Christians of all faiths are invited to find a home on our team.

Our religious and lay brothers and sisters are coming to an intense awareness of our own "loser" status of failure and sin - but how great God the Father's mercy is toward us in Christ Jesus - thanks be to God!

We live a life in community focused on prayer, penance and mercy. Our daily prayer life is built on rich devotions like the Divine Mercy and the Rosary as well as centered around the Eucharist and praying the Liturgy of the Hours.

Anniversary Celebration 2018!

Marie Foti (Photo 1 above - white dress) recently reminded friends on Facebook that 2018 is the 10th anniversary of the opening Mass of the Servants of the Father of Mercy. Peter Torsiello (Photo 1 above - awesome leader with the guitar) and music group were the worship team for the celebration. It was held at St. Peter's Italian Catholic Church, Chinatown, Los Angeles, January 26, 2008.

Present at the Mass were Myrna Emata (piano), along with 30 other musicians, singers and guests. (Photo 2 above - that is Westwood, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community's drummer, Joel Fischer on percussion.)

However, the first servants began helping the homeless in Los Angeles under the 3rd Street bridge in 2001. All-totaled, we now celebrate 16 years of the privilege of serving the poorest of the poor in Southern California.

Join our all-volunteer team serving 80,000 + homeless in So Cal and beyond . . . Email for more information at - Info@ServantsoftheFather.org or call us at (310) 595-4175 today!

EACH HOMELESS PERSON HAS A STORY!﻿

Compassion tells us that each person is unique and certainly no one chooses to be homeless. Their stories are intricate, combining threads woven into tapestry of mental illness, self-medication, rejection, war, post-traumatic stress, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, secrets and shame. Pray for Raul (above) and his dog. Both died homeless within a few weeks of each other in May of 2017.

Enjoy the pictures from Servants of the Father of Mercy StreetReach, Saturday, June 25, 2016. Look at their faces and imagine the many stories that lie hidden under a few smiles and yet many miles of physical and emotional pain.

Servants of the Father of Mercy, "Live Love!" Join the volunteer team that delivers food, water, clothing, shoes, socks, hygiene kits and more to the 80,000 + homeless in Southern California and beyond. Call Bro. Joseph today and become a volunteer . . . (310) 595-4175 Locations in Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

The Lord has also blessed us with a talking Bible ministry to little ones ... ages 2-6.

For the sake of the Lord's unmerited Divine Mercy you have personally received, won't you help share His extraordinary Mercy with the little children? Make a strong donation today so more kids' talking Bibles may be donated to more poor little ones.

Bishop Kicanas Shares This Bible Talks!

buy proof of the afterlife 2 - the conversation continues

Order your copies by clicking on the book cover. Available beginning November 8, 2017 in official release hardcover, Amazon Kindle or softcover. Four-hundred pages of journal notes. A near-death-experience in 2005 rocked with on-going "aftershocks" spanning 12 years. Filled with real-life stories of almost weekly God-encounters, visitations from angels and messages from the other side - all adding up to an increase in faith, hope and love!

A Tradition of Mercy

Oscar Estrada, Servants of the Father of Mercy teenager and youth missionary delivers food and water to a homeless person living in a box, Saturday, June 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA﻿

We come from a long tradition of mercy! All of Scripture is a single story of God's great mercy to a world that often despises His great love, culminating at Calvary in the sacrificial death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Here are just a few of the Scriptures that have inspired our Servants of the Father of Mercy to go and be merciful to others:

· Matthew 6:9 – The Lord’s Prayer – “Our Father who art in heaven …”

· Luke 15:11 – Jesus’ parable of the merciful Father and His prodigal son …

· Matthew 5:7 – The Beatitudes – “Blessed are the merciful …”

· James 2:13 – “Mercy triumphs over justice…”

· Matthew 9:13 – “Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’”

We also come from a long line of saints who have modeled God's mercy to us and how we are to share His mercy with others. We are thankful for the rich examples we find in Saint Francis, Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint Padre Pio and Blessed Mother Teresa to mention a few.

"At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received. How much money we have made. How many great things we have done. We will be judged by - 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless and you took me in.'"

Blessed Mother Teresa

For Diego and his little sister Rebecca it's pure joy to shout from the truck tops on skid row, "come and get your free water" as their dad, Enrique hands out food, clothing, water, rosaries, hygiene kits and other supplies to 80,000 + homeless men, women, teens and children in the region.

Our "Youth & Family Sunday" is always the last Sunday of each month - On Sunday, February 11, 2018 the children, moms and dads got together to deliver Valentine's Day "Love Bugs" for the "homeless" old folks and sick residing in area nursing facilities.

You are invited to the next Youth & Family craft day "April Showers, Bring May Flowers" on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2pm. It's a free lunch and time to share some love with the elderly and sick. Call (310) 595-4175 and say you'll be there!

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Servants of the Father of Mercy is an Association within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, listed in the Official Catholic Directory and a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) Corporation. All donations are tax deductible.